You’ve probably heard that the way the Chancellor taxes company cars is soon to change. The new regime will be based on how clean the vehicle is. Your employees will want to know whether they’ll be
better off. How do you answer?
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You went through the painful (and expensive) process of an unfair dismissal claim, secure in the knowledge that you’d defend it successfully. Yet the claim went against you. Should you appeal?
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In a recent issue we looked at the dangers of “coming to an agreement” with an employee over forcing a departure. But what if they know their time’s up? How much can you get away with?
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Case law - preventing a “sick” worker returning.. In most cases you’d probably welcome back a long-term sick employee with open arms. But on occasion, you might be more cautious and not trust the
decision to come back. If you “prevent” a willing worker from returning do you have to pay him? EAT say. In Beveridge v KLM UK Ltd an employee told...
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When staff are off sick, they are entitled to a level of sick pay by law, but what about putting in place your own enhanced scheme, and what are the benefits and pitfalls?
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You’ve organised a works day trip to France. You’ve booked all the tickets, arranged the transportation and are looking forward to a fun day out. Then someone mentions health and safety. Qu’est que
c’est le problem?
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Lottery - who wins shares?.. Like many UK workplaces, there’s a good chance that at least some of your staff take part in one of the increasing numbers of the National Lottery draws. If they play it
at work as part of an “employer’s syndicate” could there be any comeback on you if things go wrong? Suppose the syndicate wins but refuses to pay...
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After six months of beta testing, here it is, the final release of Internet Explorer 5.0. Let’s first explain how to install the software and then examine whether it’s worth the huge download in the
first place.
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Jobs on the Internet, live audio and video, virtual control over a factory or even the UK budget, you’ll find them all in our round-up of interesting UK sites.
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